The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-21


itH f. anyway Mother has just
- -sH aHsH gu zreTF as She and te
zHI H#ff gloomy ias' tarn heard
... zHrlH# tHH HaHf 4f t4r rpafn Where
f sHaz was aHyn into the hail.
s#i #Hs#EHt HHarl SOMEONE Oh the
s.tH H. n1 ale appearing. ! coll
HI## fH- aH#etHkNu However ] told
-HH mH-t Fa more careful that
Hr vH1 fHei aradfaily if She kneW
f fea Saving Bat | could
f. I.E Aa- aI-eHl} very sorry for
es f5aHf zaesstd no ane but my
- bad H'Ha ID. laI'A aud l happened
H 'iHf IH-' iheuI
as. AHUt Margaret sent down
H.'at NAen sio vent mp 10 an
HHHHf tat she was suffering
s.a' p aHd o1uil not come down.
l# IHH evening rhf nude her appear
ana n.HlF seemed quite cheerful
s h=f FanpiH Before retiring
a, HH-aA AHu' Margaret told rs that
HaIEht = going 10 Boston FOR Il few
#sf- tH transact htfe business. But
#au Hil b. vafb Us Christmas, Margaret !"
=tsH #H.asr in4uifinglY aDh, yes re
Ft. Auni Margaret actually smiling
H.t.E= AS She glanced around at US all.
here ara eight yes nine days before
thustmas aud ! shall only be gone five
ef six, al The most.
After AUNT Margaret had hidden us
goodnight aud gone up stairs, we ndul-
sed IN various comments upon her chang
ei appearance, aud conJectures in regard
to her sudden journey to Boston. For,
- children living in q small country vii
lage way down IN Maine,' "business in
. x innnItpnt pb
sd us rather suddenly, and sent us to bed,
although think she was rather puzzled
+ by it all, herself.
The very next morning, Aunt Margaret
took her departure, taking with her two
large trunks. And we wondered at this.
| really Thought that mother was alarm
ell thaf, perhaps She feared Aunt Mar
garetS brain was Affected. When, on the
sixth DAY she returned, bringing III addl-
tlor to her two trunks numerous packages
/ Polly and privately decided that she had
been having dress making done. "What
Il fuss over few black dresses" cNclaim-
ed Polly disdainfully. Miss Tabor'-our
village dress makcr-''could have made
them just as well as Boston dress-mak-
er. I'D like TO know what difference it
makes who sews the seams in perfectly
plain dress. | didn't know that Aunt
Margaret was quite 50 fusNy.
That will do Polly said mother
! quietly, coming upon us unawarcs. Polly
flushed looked sorry. and went to sewing
la,t taan ever on the handkerchef-case
slo ""N linlshl Z Tor Aunt Margaret. 1t
was made out OF piece of mothers wed,
dlh3 dress palc plle SILK, puu IL was
prcttyllttie allalr, ana mother said 50 as
she STOOD tlere. my follN BARK Is
worse ttah her pllc, sad mother, gong
away with ii smile.
christmas eve came coId, Gear ana
beautiful As WAS standing by the VIII
dow in our own little room' looking up at
the moon. folly came to my side ana
i put her arm around me saying, with Il
deep sigh, "lsh Il IL shame, Matte, that
we have to Keep SO quiet tonight. No
tree, no iun, no anything. why don't
know slowly replied, looking at
the tWlhkiil@ stars, thch across lhe glealil-
lhg, Show-cfested iieldS' towards the Gem
ettly' where could just discern the lall
white shalt thal was sacred to the mem
ory o1 howard IL nee er' W. d.
dou L lhlnk' foiiy' dear continued
That ! feel so cdy noisy tonight. Polly
holiccu lhe a'Teeloii my SIailce hlu TAX
en- and IN moment her face was buried
ON my shoulder and telt her tears mois-
telllnS my dress
Katie, she sad hit!ng up her head
after lew nom his' - aih wretch
perlecl Wreicn JusJ Us Was aoout 10
reply TO this Least come to the door and
salu tlat mother wanted us to come down
stars that they were all waiting Tor us
We had gone up to our room after our
hiGden packages oul had forgotten about
tIem ior 'he tllhe' ." we hustled every